Flare Blitz (move)

Flare Blitz フレアドライブ Flare Drive

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Battles Type  Fire Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Flare Blitz on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Flare Blitz on Eevee's Movedex

Flare Blitz (Japanese: フレアドライブ Flare Drive) is a damage-dealing Fire-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Flare Blitz will thaw out the user if it is frozen, and then inflict damage on the target.

Flare Blitz will cause the user to receive recoil damage equal to ⅓ of the damage done to the target. This move has a 10% chance of burning the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	66				77
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire	48				56
077		Ponyta	Fire		Fire	48		46	49
078		Rapidash	Fire		Fire	58		56	49
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	54				54
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	66				66
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	49				56
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	57				68
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire	no				73
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire	no				43
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting	no				52
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting	no				62
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire	no				33
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire	no				33
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire	no				100
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire
058		Growlithe	Fire		Fire
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire
240		Magby	Fire		Fire
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 244 Entei Fire 13th Movie Event Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Emboar	Ash's Infernape	Entei	Flint's Infernape
The user cloaks itself in fire and charges at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Infernape	Infernape's body becomes surrounded by red-orange fire and it shoots at the opponent like a missile, slamming into it with great force. Sometimes as its charging at the opponent, the fire around it turns light blue. When the attack is over, red sparks surround Infernape's body as it takes recoil damage.
Flint's Infernape	Flint Sparks the Fire!		Debut
Ash's Infernape	Working on a Right Move!		None
Entei	Entei charges at the opponent. As it does, it leaves behind a trail of orange fire. The fire then reaches Entei and circles around its body until completely covering Entei's body like a fiery aura. Entei then slams into the opponent with great force. As it runs, it leaves behind a trail of orange fire.
Entei (movie 13)	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		Entei cannot normally learn Flare Blitz
Emboar	Emboar crosses its arms in front of its face and its body suddenly becomes engulfed in red flames. Emboar then puts its arms down and soars straight at the opponent like a missile. While flying towards the opponent, only its head can be seen, and its body becomes covered in spiraling red-yellow fire while it becomes surrounded in red-orange fire. Emboar then flies into the opponent.
Tatsuki's Emboar	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		None
Darmanitan	Darmanitan's body becomes surrounded by light blue fire and it shoots at the opponent like a missile, slamming into it with great force.
Bianca's father's Darmanitan	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Infernape
The user covers its body in flames to attack the enemy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Infernape	Infernape lowers its head and the flame on its head grows to a large size. The top of the flame then starts to spiral around and Infernape jumps up into the air while spinning its body at the same time. The flame on its head then travels down and spins around Infernape's body, and Infernape slams its body into the opponent, or Infernape's body becomes surrounded in an aura of fire and it slams its body into the opponent. The move causes recoil damage.
Pearl's Chimler	VS. Machamp		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Typhlosion is the only fully evolved Fire-type starter Pokémon that cannot learn Flare Blitz by level up.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 爆炎電擊 Bàoyán Diànjí Dutch Vonkbliksem French Boutefeu German Flammenblitz Greek Πύρινη Φωτοβολίδα Italian Fuococarica Korean 플레어드라이브 Flare Drive Brazilian Portuguese Bombardeio de Chamas Spanish Latin America Bombardeo Spain Envite Ígneo

Variations of the move Double-Edge
Double-Edge • Volt Tackle • Brave Bird • Flare Blitz • Wood Hammer • Head Charge

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.